I’ve seen a flood damaged new car being sold at a dealership as new. New cars were on a delivery dock in BC Canada where it flooded with brackish water. The cars were shipped to the US.
I was helping a friend looking to buy a new car at a dealership. This particular car was actually in the showroom and all polished up. I got on the floor and looked underneath just to see how it was built and was greeted by heavy rust on everything.
What did the dealer do when you told them about the rust?
Our company, years ago, bought a brand new car off the dealer’s show room floor. Less than 60 miles on it.
One day I walked by it and, with my artist’s eye, noticed that the paint on the trunk and right rear quarter panel was a slight shade different than the rest of the car.
A quick inspection showed lots of Bondo all over the trunk and rear of the car.
I bought a nice Ford truck years ago, only to later find that all the rotating equipment on it began to fail, milk white oil in the differential, trash in the oil pan, auto windows that quit working. AC that suddenly quit working.
All the bearings of such items had water in them.
Be careful with all Arkansas used cars!
I was on a jury over a truck bought in Missouri with Mo title. No payments made on it, slipped down into Arkansas where a clean Arkansas Title was issued, and sold to an Arkansas man.
When he was at work, the original title holder in Missouri seized the vehicle and the Arkansas owner was left holding the bag as his credit Union inn Arkansas had the Arkansas title and demanded he continue to make payments.
The truck disappeared back into Missouri.
Did it still smell new?
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